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that's really weird. >> john, you should weigh in on this. because one of the things that is set whenever talking about the intelligence committee, one of the things that is assumed, i think, is that however much we know there will always be some much that we don't know. and so i guess one of the questions is, when you're thinking about classification bursas not declassification, but classification versus public knowledge, is there a sense that there is always going to be a certain amount known and we need to decide whether what is not going to be known on how much is going to be known. is there a sense of obligation to the public in this regard? >> yes. this was brought to me most graphically obviously in the post september 11 era. sort of a self indulgent you. that has evolved from being an under their radar lawyer to a notorious public figure overnight. so some personal bias in this, but i think, you know, now that i'm out, i think, at least from the agency's own institutional protection and self-interest, we should have pressed the white
that's really weird. >> john, you should weigh in on this. because one of the things that is set whenever talking about the intelligence committee, one of the things that is assumed, i think, is that however much we know there will always be some much that we don't know. and so i guess one of the questions is, when you're thinking about classification bursas not declassification, but classification versus public knowledge, is there a sense that there is always going to be a certain amount...
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with that, john. to thank you very much. thank you for being here. we are blessed with a wonderful panel today on moderate republicans. as our hosts mentioned, we will do a similar event on june 20 about the disappearing moderate democrats. as i introduce the panel, let me say a few quick things. a preview every report that we are putting out. we are putting out a route and trend reports about the redistricting in the cycle, a lot of it has to do with looking at the district and who holds them. whether republicans can hold democratic districts or vice versa. the simple headline of this is that the fewer and fewer people on both sides of the aisle. just to give you background, at the beginning of the decade, there were seven republicans who held democratic districts, and they happen to be those who have great voting records. by the end of the decades, there was one. on june 20, we will have more statistics on democrats as well. i think the story of a slight lag behind, certainly moving in the same direction was just a handful after this election. dist
with that, john. to thank you very much. thank you for being here. we are blessed with a wonderful panel today on moderate republicans. as our hosts mentioned, we will do a similar event on june 20 about the disappearing moderate democrats. as i introduce the panel, let me say a few quick things. a preview every report that we are putting out. we are putting out a route and trend reports about the redistricting in the cycle, a lot of it has to do with looking at the district and who holds them....
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mccai' from the senate floor today, fan here's arizona senator, john the mccain is concerned, and that is the looming process expect of sequestration -- prospect of sequestration. the secretary of defense has stated that sequestration would have a -- quote -- "devastating impact on our national security." we're talking about layoffs and some estimates are of as many as a million workers in the defense industry. we're looking at unknown effects of the strategic thinking that goes on as we plan to defend our nation's security. for example, our shift in emphasis from europe to asia-pacific, which requires significant air and naval assets, amongst other things. and i'd ask my colleague, i'm not sure that the american people are fully aware of the effects of something that is supposed to take, as i understand it, beginning of the next fiscal year, which would be the beginning of october of 2012. is that a correct statement, i'd ask my colleague? mr. graham: yes, it is. mr. mccain: so we're asking the defense department to plan on what our force structure will be, what our mission will be, w
mccai' from the senate floor today, fan here's arizona senator, john the mccain is concerned, and that is the looming process expect of sequestration -- prospect of sequestration. the secretary of defense has stated that sequestration would have a -- quote -- "devastating impact on our national security." we're talking about layoffs and some estimates are of as many as a million workers in the defense industry. we're looking at unknown effects of the strategic thinking that goes on as...
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bank of america mowbray, john? would never permit this incoherence and what the policy is and what they're going to take and. >> less question about this topic. based on reporting, what you've been behind the scenes, how do you think the president is willing to go? >> when i talked to the president in the summer on this committee acknowledged quite openly as bad politics for he and democrats to say we are going to cut medicare beneficiaries. he then went on and i think in the end, you can't be president and not be a realist. he said isn't tenable to not cut them because they are driving the budget deficit. the whole entitlement issue is the real core of this problem. a taxing issue, yes. the pyrotechnics. there's the struggle between the republican and democratic view. they all know it's the entitlement issue. so if you, but some some sort of fix, trajectory to make it somehow stable is the real issue. you have something from the boat. >> your books are ultimately about the power, how it's used, squandered, built s
bank of america mowbray, john? would never permit this incoherence and what the policy is and what they're going to take and. >> less question about this topic. based on reporting, what you've been behind the scenes, how do you think the president is willing to go? >> when i talked to the president in the summer on this committee acknowledged quite openly as bad politics for he and democrats to say we are going to cut medicare beneficiaries. he then went on and i think in the end,...
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john gresham, aim glad somebody is able to make money off my political career. i certainly haven't. but i am in a unique position, having both been electioned and appointed. some folks say appointed judicial system is somehow superior to an elected process. it's not necessarily so. the appointed process is extremely political as well. you have to be connect, know the right people, have the right recommendations for whoever is making the appointment, but the political process is entirely different. we heard andrew mention the ranks of sandra day o'connor. three-quarters of the american population feel campaign contributions influence the decisions of the judiciary. that's a sad state of affairs when # 5% of the people in the country believe political contributions influence justice. what even more telling is another statistic and that's a poll of state court judges 50. % of state court judges themselves believe contributions from campaign donors influence the outcome of judicial decisions, and when you get half of the judiciary thinking that -- these are the folks that are supposed t
john gresham, aim glad somebody is able to make money off my political career. i certainly haven't. but i am in a unique position, having both been electioned and appointed. some folks say appointed judicial system is somehow superior to an elected process. it's not necessarily so. the appointed process is extremely political as well. you have to be connect, know the right people, have the right recommendations for whoever is making the appointment, but the political process is entirely...
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john, john, what is going on? remember when you gave me the super pac? remember how we didn't coordinate that you would give it back to me if i decided not to run? >> i do remember not coordinating that. >> well, john. i'm not running, let's sign the transfer papers. did trevor send them to you? >> oh. yeah, i think he did. hold on. boom! [laughter] they are gone. it's my money. >> you are killing me. i have go. i can't talk right now. i have to go. [cheering and applause] >> what a pleasant surprise. >> i was just -- you know why i'm here, john. [laughter] valentines days isn't for two weeks. >> you have something that belongs to me. [laughter] >> the emersion blender if the butter nut squash soup. you're not getting the super pac back! [laughter] i take that money well. you don't understand that money. you don't know what it's like. ♪ ♪ hey, bud y. we can share the money. i just need some of it. we got very close. and i don't think -- [shh] >> you >> john, don't make me give it back. i can't qvc the money back. >> downtown worry, john, you don't ha
john, john, what is going on? remember when you gave me the super pac? remember how we didn't coordinate that you would give it back to me if i decided not to run? >> i do remember not coordinating that. >> well, john. i'm not running, let's sign the transfer papers. did trevor send them to you? >> oh. yeah, i think he did. hold on. boom! [laughter] they are gone. it's my money. >> you are killing me. i have go. i can't talk right now. i have to go. [cheering and...
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participants included john bryson, robert reuben, and members from dupont. this is led by former white house budget director, alice rivlin. >> good morning. we're here today about ideas for strategies of making the u.s. economy more competitive and creating more jobs. we have to start from where we are. where we are is a difficult spot as all of us know. we have to start from a realistic look at why the economy is struggling. why do we have 8.5% unemployment and a lot higher number if you include all of the people who are either looking for work and have gotten discouraged or who have a job, but would like a better job or would like to work more hours. why has unemployment stayed so high for so long? what is standing in the way of a more rapid recovery? the job of this panel is to focus on why we are where we are and where we might be going. one thing that you may be very glad of is you're not going to hear any political here, no references to all the fault of the democrats or all the fault of the republicans. you'll hear no politics, but sober analysis of w
participants included john bryson, robert reuben, and members from dupont. this is led by former white house budget director, alice rivlin. >> good morning. we're here today about ideas for strategies of making the u.s. economy more competitive and creating more jobs. we have to start from where we are. where we are is a difficult spot as all of us know. we have to start from a realistic look at why the economy is struggling. why do we have 8.5% unemployment and a lot higher number if you...
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john? >> covered jongh from csis. i want to take david's notion that maybe iran would be a screwdriver away from having a bomb and it could be very successful for a long time doing that forces the notion that maybe there is an israeli attack and a whole series of things to come from that which may involve us. if those are the possible scenarios, what does the middle east look like in five years' time if that's where we are either the iranians move towards having some sort of ambiguous weapons capability in five years' time, or there is an israeli strike a somehow involves us and what ever secondary things come from that, where is the middle east then taking general cartwright's notion you can slow down the bomb, but you can't stop one forever. >> well, the first scenario which is if they have an ambiguous capability i think you already see a number of states in the region thinking about an ambiguous capability of their own a few years ago, the key devotee in the council announced they were all interested in the uraniu
john? >> covered jongh from csis. i want to take david's notion that maybe iran would be a screwdriver away from having a bomb and it could be very successful for a long time doing that forces the notion that maybe there is an israeli attack and a whole series of things to come from that which may involve us. if those are the possible scenarios, what does the middle east look like in five years' time if that's where we are either the iranians move towards having some sort of ambiguous...
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. >> senator john seven? >> i have a graph that will show you the surge of spending and to answer the senator sessions question. >> i will wait for the zero when the. no disrespect to make this comes right out of table s1 from the obama budget last year and table s1 from the budget this year called total outlay over 10 years. in the nineties we spent $16 trillion. the last year's three spent 28 trillion. last year's budget so a spending of 46 trillion. it shows spending of 47 trillion. this budget's been smaller than the baseline. i have a question and you claim for a trillion dollars of deficit reduction but last year it shows total gross federal debt in the year 20201 am projecting 26 point* $3 trillion. this year's budget shows total gross federal debt at $25 trillion. but that we have 900 billion in the first tranche that uses that up. verges the other 4 trillion come of deficit reduction? >> that is the sequester money which we believe comes through a balanced approach then there is $2 trillion. >> that
. >> senator john seven? >> i have a graph that will show you the surge of spending and to answer the senator sessions question. >> i will wait for the zero when the. no disrespect to make this comes right out of table s1 from the obama budget last year and table s1 from the budget this year called total outlay over 10 years. in the nineties we spent $16 trillion. the last year's three spent 28 trillion. last year's budget so a spending of 46 trillion. it shows spending of 47...
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with elton's john day shelton jones presents a bill gates presence in there will be more to be spent. government even in this difficult time i believe will do more if a maximize the impact. the united kingdom follows a strict austerity program without cutting the development system. an astonishing fact. [applause] we work with irish come in regions coming governments, australia who are all giving in this difficult time. finally, we need to make something good out of what is not a good development for those playing god those who have more would give rich and would give more if they knew the possibility that we have more private giving with more progress. [applause] we can also learned from unicef that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives in my experience to put children we need more innovative financing. immunizations cover a good model for brute, they issue bonds of the capital market that are backed by the donors. they can buy now but pay later. putt to applying this model to implement accelerated treatment, the prevention means infection and cost is lower when they pay back thei
with elton's john day shelton jones presents a bill gates presence in there will be more to be spent. government even in this difficult time i believe will do more if a maximize the impact. the united kingdom follows a strict austerity program without cutting the development system. an astonishing fact. [applause] we work with irish come in regions coming governments, australia who are all giving in this difficult time. finally, we need to make something good out of what is not a good...
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john? >> jay, are you satisfied with conversation -- >> i'm not aware there was a conversation with the director. i can simply tell you that, you know, the process -- >> [inaudible] >> how is this going? >> you know, the president was, obviously, surprised. .. pleased with the events of this glossary, but past several days the fact of the matter is their processes in place to handle these types of things. they are playing out of her really the president is focused on working with members of congress to enact an agenda that he believes the broad majority of the american people want. >> it sounds like he does not like the fact -- >> cannot mean that. he has great admiration and respect for general petraeus. i would refer as they said earlier to processes in place as i understand the fbi or how they do with notifications of investigations. they are the best place to go for an explanation of those processes and procedures and why they are written about our fall of the way are. all i can tell yo
john? >> jay, are you satisfied with conversation -- >> i'm not aware there was a conversation with the director. i can simply tell you that, you know, the process -- >> [inaudible] >> how is this going? >> you know, the president was, obviously, surprised. .. pleased with the events of this glossary, but past several days the fact of the matter is their processes in place to handle these types of things. they are playing out of her really the president is focused...
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so john wrote this column on the foreign policy and it was always brilliant. but i assumed we were far apart on domestic policy. and then one day i forget what subject came up with something to do with poverty or whatever and he gave an answer that let me to say you sound like an israeli conservative. he said know a catholic cenacle list. [laughter] these labels can be interpreted in very different ways. do you have any comments for each other or shall we invite the audience? let us invite the audience with any questions, comments. yes. >> first i would like to say it's been a tremendous pleasure to listen to these distinguished speakers and to hear more personal as well as political information about the buckley's life. i would say one thing i would like to to have heard more about this bill buckley's legacy to things which were musical and non-political. i knew mr. buckley for 37 years as both a mentor and a personal friend. at the core of his personality was always his deep concern for moral volumes values. it was a tremendous part of his personality and ma
so john wrote this column on the foreign policy and it was always brilliant. but i assumed we were far apart on domestic policy. and then one day i forget what subject came up with something to do with poverty or whatever and he gave an answer that let me to say you sound like an israeli conservative. he said know a catholic cenacle list. [laughter] these labels can be interpreted in very different ways. do you have any comments for each other or shall we invite the audience? let us invite the...
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john, great to see you here today. our third speaker to my left will be ambassador susan schwab, who served as a united states trade representative for several years, beginning in june 2006. she is currently a professor of the school of public policy at the university of maryland, a place where she has a long and distinguished history. she served as the dean of the university of the school of public policy for eight years. if you read in the biographical material that we have on susan schwab, you will see a long series of achievements that she made in the united states and trade negotiations. the only thing i'm not seeing there, susan, is the u.s. and russian bilateral. maybe it is by oversight. our final speaker will be klaus kleinfeld. the ceo of alcoa, the largest employer in 31 countries. that is a big job, and he also serves on the business council. i would like to extend a shout out to the russia business council. the vice president has been working with him for u.s. russian trade and on this effort to promote ru
john, great to see you here today. our third speaker to my left will be ambassador susan schwab, who served as a united states trade representative for several years, beginning in june 2006. she is currently a professor of the school of public policy at the university of maryland, a place where she has a long and distinguished history. she served as the dean of the university of the school of public policy for eight years. if you read in the biographical material that we have on susan schwab,...
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after that, general john allen briefs reporters at the pentagon. and later, thomas mann and norm ornstein discuss their new book, called "it's even worse than it looks" about partisan and extremism in washington. >> welcome to wichita, kansas. we are here in the city of wichita. waking up the city for 22 years. we think we have a heck of a start. today he's going to be talking about the problem we are having in the city with taxicabs. 9:20 a.m., hang onto that if he will. >> june 2 and 3rd, "book tv" explores the heritage and literary culture of wichita, kansas. >> we have a modest looking paper wrapped binding. what it contains is an alphabetical list of the members of senate and house of representatives done in 1831. i believe this was issued for members immediate use only. we are not supposed along the south, because, as you can see, it would tell you exactly where everybody lives, so you could go and buttonholed him and punch them if you didn't like it. >> watch for "book tv" on june 2 and 3rd on c-span 2 and 3. >> the law of the sea treaty gov
after that, general john allen briefs reporters at the pentagon. and later, thomas mann and norm ornstein discuss their new book, called "it's even worse than it looks" about partisan and extremism in washington. >> welcome to wichita, kansas. we are here in the city of wichita. waking up the city for 22 years. we think we have a heck of a start. today he's going to be talking about the problem we are having in the city with taxicabs. 9:20 a.m., hang onto that if he will....
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this is, john, you speaking. "america's response to 9/11 caused outrage among intellectuals because it proved so successful preventing further attacks on united states, eliminating bin laden and the am chi da leadership beginning the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in the middle east. the bush administration rejected the intellectual international network of activists right groups and courts in favor of robust unilateral response drawing upon the traditional sources of state power. america's response was so effective and so hated because it relied on national sources of power spurred on by great people's belief in its own exceptional place in history taking advantage of its superior economy in the military, and the united states mounted a worldwide campaign to bring democracy and capitalism to lands that barely knew them." that was the mind set that led to guantanamo, and i think america is an exceptional country, but we can't use our expensallism to -- exceptionalism to apply us as an exception to the laws. y
this is, john, you speaking. "america's response to 9/11 caused outrage among intellectuals because it proved so successful preventing further attacks on united states, eliminating bin laden and the am chi da leadership beginning the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in the middle east. the bush administration rejected the intellectual international network of activists right groups and courts in favor of robust unilateral response drawing upon the traditional sources of state power....
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thank you to john all-german and csi as for hosting this conference. in transition, seeking stability in an era of uncertainty. i also wish to our knowledge the doctor for his strong support of this important conference and members of the diplomatic corps as well. why are we here? why is this conference so timely? well, to start with, what happens in this dynamic region has far reaching consequences more our own security and prosperity. we know very well that is most important to the people of this region whose aspirations and ambitions deserve to be not -- matt. recent events have raised questions about what lies ahead, lies ahead for our their region, what lies ahead for the rest of us who have watched with great hope as a general scowcroft said , the events that have unfolded. a terrorist attack in benghazi, the burning of american schools. these and other seeds of anger and violence have understandably led americans to ask, what is happening? what is happening to the promise of the arab spring? what does this mean for the united states? well, i cer
thank you to john all-german and csi as for hosting this conference. in transition, seeking stability in an era of uncertainty. i also wish to our knowledge the doctor for his strong support of this important conference and members of the diplomatic corps as well. why are we here? why is this conference so timely? well, to start with, what happens in this dynamic region has far reaching consequences more our own security and prosperity. we know very well that is most important to the people of...
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john chose to serve in the u.s. navy. john's superior officer called him -- quote -- "an outstanding shipmate, a valued member of the navy and an extremely dedicated sailor. colleagues were drawn to his calming demeanor and exceptional work ethic. he was also known as an extremely competent professional. here's matthew matthew mcquinn, age 27. matt died while protecting his girlfriend samantha sw yowler, by jumping in front of her during the shooting. matt and samantha moved to colorado from ohio last fall and worked at targ he. and he samantha were very much in love and planning their life together. because of matt's bravery samantha was only wounded in the knee and is expected to make a full recovery. this is cayla micayla medek age 23. cayla was a gradual of william c. hinckley high school in aurora and a resident of westminster. she worked at subway and was a huge green bay packers fan. cayla would plan weekend activities around watching the games with her brother and father. she is remembered as a loving and gentle y
john chose to serve in the u.s. navy. john's superior officer called him -- quote -- "an outstanding shipmate, a valued member of the navy and an extremely dedicated sailor. colleagues were drawn to his calming demeanor and exceptional work ethic. he was also known as an extremely competent professional. here's matthew matthew mcquinn, age 27. matt died while protecting his girlfriend samantha sw yowler, by jumping in front of her during the shooting. matt and samantha moved to colorado...
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in fact the ideal forum, i'm sure both turkey the ims john maynard keynes as well as harry dexter white at the fund took the opportunity even in the midst of a crisis to think about the future to be on the crisis. they seized the day to use odes: "carpe diem.". now you strobe and you, kemal arcserve tourists who actually decided to embrace that spirit of seizing the day, seizing the moment of carpe diem, you with the extraordinary work that shoot it at the time when the soviet union actually fell into pieces and new, kemal as a courageous, very brave minister of finance in turkey when implemented reforms have helped to be in a much better position in its crisis. in the spirit of seizing the moment has also inspired the g20 leaders at a time and they'll congregated back in washington d.c. and two dozen eight and later on in 2009 in london and those caught at the time, the london moment. they decided to collectively they should seize the moment, address the issues courageously and look a little bit beyond what was the immediate urgency is. it may be another one of those moments. it's poss
in fact the ideal forum, i'm sure both turkey the ims john maynard keynes as well as harry dexter white at the fund took the opportunity even in the midst of a crisis to think about the future to be on the crisis. they seized the day to use odes: "carpe diem.". now you strobe and you, kemal arcserve tourists who actually decided to embrace that spirit of seizing the day, seizing the moment of carpe diem, you with the extraordinary work that shoot it at the time when the soviet union...
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marine corps john toolan jr. spoke in washington d.c. we pick up with the question-and-answer portion of john toolan jr.'s's remarks. >> i will ask one question, and then look to the audience for the discussion. can you talk more about the taliban and where they are in your estimation, what is the champ dashed chances of them popping up? can you give us a feel for where they are politically and militarily in your view? >> i think the taliban is always going to be, i believe a hard-core element that is going to want to install sharia law. i've seen some of those folks, and i've actually had the opportunity to speak with them. it is a hard-core radical leap that this is the way it needs to operate. how to reduce that, i am not exactly sure. but i think that they will continue to. they are operating on the other side of the border. the quarter has been a safe haven for sharia leadership. as long as i've been there. we have tried in numerous ways to engage the pakistani army on the border. and talk with them, in my case, to pakistan. it leas
marine corps john toolan jr. spoke in washington d.c. we pick up with the question-and-answer portion of john toolan jr.'s's remarks. >> i will ask one question, and then look to the audience for the discussion. can you talk more about the taliban and where they are in your estimation, what is the champ dashed chances of them popping up? can you give us a feel for where they are politically and militarily in your view? >> i think the taliban is always going to be, i believe a...
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john barren. >> may i press him in suggesting the regrettable decisions to veto was at least in part caused by russia and china believing western powers had exceeded their mandate under u.n. resolution 1973 as they themselves made clear at the time. >> this is not an excuse, mr. speaker, for russia and china. and is a pointed it earlier, there were other nations that were very critical of our actions in libya, appreciating it was put ford on behalf of the arab league, that it put forward an entirely different proposition from how we proceeded in libya because the situation is entirely different. so i don't think this should be advanced as an excuse for what is in my view an indefensible veto. >> mr. robert howell. >> just as we were right to intervene in libya and support those opposition movements who were facing massacre with weapons and logistics, working with other countries to give logistics and weapons and humanitarian aid to groups in syria, and when will the stage be reached we need to expel the syrian ambassador from the unite kingdom. >> i hope i covered those points. we ar
john barren. >> may i press him in suggesting the regrettable decisions to veto was at least in part caused by russia and china believing western powers had exceeded their mandate under u.n. resolution 1973 as they themselves made clear at the time. >> this is not an excuse, mr. speaker, for russia and china. and is a pointed it earlier, there were other nations that were very critical of our actions in libya, appreciating it was put ford on behalf of the arab league, that it put...
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but also during the debate with john mccain you followed osama bin laden two big gates of hell that you will not follow him into the caves that he lives in. although he was in the city at the time. [laughter] more like a compound but to be fair obama articulated he wanted to do a much more targeted a light footprint inhibition of counterterrorism. how du take out the bad guys without invading countries? the big reason why the drone strategy developed it provides the answer to the question. >> we are left with a question have you use the drums? it is clear we will use them and their high of the lethal and effective. they have a cost you can only imagine if they were flying above us the sense of violation our sovereignty is infringed upon and if relative was accidentally killed as a part of that. you need to strike a balance. when the standing is the number of strikes has gone down in pakistan in part out of recognition there has been pullback because of the high usage we're using fewer drones right now and they are more targeted. most of the drone strikes now are in yemen where we're muc
but also during the debate with john mccain you followed osama bin laden two big gates of hell that you will not follow him into the caves that he lives in. although he was in the city at the time. [laughter] more like a compound but to be fair obama articulated he wanted to do a much more targeted a light footprint inhibition of counterterrorism. how du take out the bad guys without invading countries? the big reason why the drone strategy developed it provides the answer to the question....
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my deputy john brennan from the white house. >> there are even coming. it's great that the national security council has come to this issue, but my question is still going back in this sense of urgency, do you feel the current authority related to the title ten and the title 50 and the issue around homeland security, not talking about the current situation for the way that it ought to be when the depository of the knowledge cyber rests in the military agency of the national security agency. >> i would say that there probably could be more done to take advantage of that technical expertise that you recognize that reside in the nsa. the department of defense response to that was to establish the cyber command as a war fighting headquarters, but smart when i fought a duel having the director of the nsc as the commander of cybercrime for the military application. i think there is a debate frankly that perhaps the responsibility of the dod is bigger than just the defense itself. this would be a good topic to bring the that the session tomorrow. >> if i may in
my deputy john brennan from the white house. >> there are even coming. it's great that the national security council has come to this issue, but my question is still going back in this sense of urgency, do you feel the current authority related to the title ten and the title 50 and the issue around homeland security, not talking about the current situation for the way that it ought to be when the depository of the knowledge cyber rests in the military agency of the national security...
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by john, it takes time. it isn't overnight. and you can't pick up 2000 years of history overnight and this is an ancient part of the world. so it is much more difficult. it is also interesting how divided this area is. countries into themselves divided, sunni versus shia, etc., all of the northern groups. so it is very hard. i would say that we are better than we were. we have got a long way to go. >> a fair answer and my understanding is that it's difficult sometimes to recruit people who have ebo language skills, operate in nigeria because of the other issues he we raised which is security. it's simply hard to get clearances or for people who did not fit a more conventional pattern but whose cultural understanding, religious knowledge etc. is what you are referring to. >> that's exactly right. that's exactly right. >> so what can we do about that? >> well, this is a double-edged sword. you do have to be careful. i mean, you don't need a double agent, and so it's a difficult world. malian particular i think is a huge problem b
by john, it takes time. it isn't overnight. and you can't pick up 2000 years of history overnight and this is an ancient part of the world. so it is much more difficult. it is also interesting how divided this area is. countries into themselves divided, sunni versus shia, etc., all of the northern groups. so it is very hard. i would say that we are better than we were. we have got a long way to go. >> a fair answer and my understanding is that it's difficult sometimes to recruit people...
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john's college. i am interested if after the air of spring the middle east is more united than it was before? should the united states and the world regard it as being more united alert are there more differences? also specifically a taka reunification and what the differences are. >> is the been have the referenced earlier today been making a couple major points which was then need for the growth of pluralism and the seeds of growth and reiterated the point* american and should not have much to do. but i would ask the panel where there see the growth of conditions to help nurture it? >> to talk about other regional and nationalism is a phenomenon but should we talk about the motive one country can see what is happening and respond real-time? >> moving through social m&a twitter there is a a greater degree of identification through the arab world more than ever in history. january through march was probably the highest level of interaction in an era of history. watch out jazeera event in february the
john's college. i am interested if after the air of spring the middle east is more united than it was before? should the united states and the world regard it as being more united alert are there more differences? also specifically a taka reunification and what the differences are. >> is the been have the referenced earlier today been making a couple major points which was then need for the growth of pluralism and the seeds of growth and reiterated the point* american and should not have...
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john boehner, as speaker of the house should provide leadership to ensure a debt deal gets done. i believe bob woodward had interviews with boehner and the president we were complaining about bet debate and it fell flat but these guys are fighting about the amount of taxes and spending. one year later we're waiting for the fiscal cliff. apple has been very successful making products that they want but they are sitting on $40 billion of cash and much of that is overseas. it is not coming back unless there is an environment that is favorable for apple. i don't know where it spends its money in the u.s. but there's a lot of the balance sheet that is overseas. if they brought their money back if you think apple is successful now they could be a bigger contributor by hiring employees. yes, a proud american company but look on the other side of your iphone designed in california, and made in china at. >>host: last call comes from jefferson organic from the republican side. >> caller: hello. it is an honor to talk to you. iowa cnbc from squawk to the closing bell. is any of the money fr
john boehner, as speaker of the house should provide leadership to ensure a debt deal gets done. i believe bob woodward had interviews with boehner and the president we were complaining about bet debate and it fell flat but these guys are fighting about the amount of taxes and spending. one year later we're waiting for the fiscal cliff. apple has been very successful making products that they want but they are sitting on $40 billion of cash and much of that is overseas. it is not coming back...
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i read a series of accounts about how different types of protections have been with john. he's had to leave baghdad. we expressed his concern about well-being and how he's been treated. >> i'm sorry, senator. i missed the name. >> with all of the sea, leader of the iraq democratic nation party. >> excuse me good to me say first and foremost we are concerned about human rights across the the portable raise those concerns at every opportunity as well as rule of law concerns to make sure vernice treated fair and freely. on the specific individual, have to go back to enhance their. >> just so i can play now, in addition to being the leader, he's also been a staunch ally of the united states, courageous in many instances, proponent on behalf of a more open society. basically everything we hope the region will come. i encourage you to look into this case. it's well documented and well known me sad to leave the northern region for protection because of the way the current government has treated him. it sends a terrible message to our friends and reformers in the region that the u
i read a series of accounts about how different types of protections have been with john. he's had to leave baghdad. we expressed his concern about well-being and how he's been treated. >> i'm sorry, senator. i missed the name. >> with all of the sea, leader of the iraq democratic nation party. >> excuse me good to me say first and foremost we are concerned about human rights across the the portable raise those concerns at every opportunity as well as rule of law concerns to...
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. >> host: raj shah, albuquerque new mexico,, john on our democrat's line. welcome. good morning john. are you with us? let's go on to fairfax virginia, rich, republican caller. high rich. >> caller: good morning, how are you? you know, everybody wants to do what's right in the world but it comes down to priorities and i guess, not my issue but my concern is that you know we have people here in this country who could use the same help that we send overseas all the time. and i watched a show on 60 minutes last night and tel aviv is in this global recession and doing extremely well. you look in the middle east and all the oil countries over there who are doing very well. i just don't understand why it's always on our back. why does the united states have to go out and take care of the rest of the world? that is pretty much a general comment that i have. apu could provide some feedback to help me understand you know, i know it's only 1% of our budget is why we should do more when we have so much that needs to be done in this country. thank you very much. >> you know the
. >> host: raj shah, albuquerque new mexico,, john on our democrat's line. welcome. good morning john. are you with us? let's go on to fairfax virginia, rich, republican caller. high rich. >> caller: good morning, how are you? you know, everybody wants to do what's right in the world but it comes down to priorities and i guess, not my issue but my concern is that you know we have people here in this country who could use the same help that we send overseas all the time. and i...
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reid: senator levin has consulted with john mccain in regard to this matter. senator mccain knows this was going to happen, that's what chairman told me, and he's never not told me the truth. so the bill is being held up. so i'm not surprised. it's been going on for six months. mr. kyl: will the majority leader yield for a question? mr. reid: of course. mr. kyl: my question is, are you saying that senator mccain was aware you were going to make this request tonight in the form that it was made? mr. reid: senator levin gave this toe many, said he already talked to senator mccain about it. mr. kyl: kyl: i do not believe that senator mccain was made aware that the leader of going to pose this request tonight. mr. reid: i first lenders about this several hours ago and i -- i first learned about this several hours ago from senator levin so i take him at his word. mr. kyl: thank you mr. president. mr. reid: note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president i ask consent call of the quorum be termi
reid: senator levin has consulted with john mccain in regard to this matter. senator mccain knows this was going to happen, that's what chairman told me, and he's never not told me the truth. so the bill is being held up. so i'm not surprised. it's been going on for six months. mr. kyl: will the majority leader yield for a question? mr. reid: of course. mr. kyl: my question is, are you saying that senator mccain was aware you were going to make this request tonight in the form that it was made?...
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>> i dhaka as far as i could on that, john. it is that in some ways it is similar to the time before september 11th and that there were pieces to the public sold scattered about the government, but they never been assembled and even so even if the had been assembled nobody would have come up with the idea that the japanese were going to attack on pearl harbor on december 7th. strolls were in the wind. we knew that. the government knew that, the navy knew that and the roosevelt white house knew that. the japanese had become increasingly militaristic to read it yet invaded east china and manchuria. the hit with the league of nations and signed with nazi germany and fascist italy. the side of the tripartite pact in december, 1941 that formed a mutual defense treaty with those two and formed the axis powers, the three principal axis powers. so there had been more and more belligerent behavior on the part of the empire of japan and. so we were watching very closely but obviously not closely enough. but i just want to read from this
>> i dhaka as far as i could on that, john. it is that in some ways it is similar to the time before september 11th and that there were pieces to the public sold scattered about the government, but they never been assembled and even so even if the had been assembled nobody would have come up with the idea that the japanese were going to attack on pearl harbor on december 7th. strolls were in the wind. we knew that. the government knew that, the navy knew that and the roosevelt white house...
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santorum responded to comments made by president john f. kennedy. >> i believe in america for the separation of church and state is absolute. where no catholic would tell the president gets out of whack and no protestant battalions parishioners for whom to vote. where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference. and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him. >> watch more president kennedy's speech on their website on their video library. go to c-span.org and find that in our archives they are. >> today the senate blocked a move to involve employers to walk out of health coverage if they have moral objection. the blunt amendment was tabled in a 51 to for tivo. here comments for majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. this is 15 minutes. ideolog >> today the senate will vote on an extreme ideological amendment for the bipartisan transportation bill. the senate takes aim at women'
santorum responded to comments made by president john f. kennedy. >> i believe in america for the separation of church and state is absolute. where no catholic would tell the president gets out of whack and no protestant battalions parishioners for whom to vote. where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference. and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might...
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john maynard keynes of the british treasury and harry dexter white of the new deal of the u.s. treasury. they were the architects of brinton what's. at cannes was a candian reef it's the international system credit from which the imf and world bank and the wto derived. he understood one thing that was crucially important is for the government's to tenderly impose capital controls. why did he need this? living in britain and the united -- and 40's devotee enter war period having been the inventor of the keynesian antirecession stimulus policies, he knew that in a completely financial world with no capital patrol the country that tries the stimulus is a way out of recession would be subjected to the capitol, it would be self-defeating in order to allow the keynesian world he over the objection of the economic insisted on the capitol control and the ability of the recession to invoke the capitol control. sounds very technical and economist talked but it is the crucial link which allowed the government, democratically elected government in a trilateral world for 30 years to dampen
john maynard keynes of the british treasury and harry dexter white of the new deal of the u.s. treasury. they were the architects of brinton what's. at cannes was a candian reef it's the international system credit from which the imf and world bank and the wto derived. he understood one thing that was crucially important is for the government's to tenderly impose capital controls. why did he need this? living in britain and the united -- and 40's devotee enter war period having been the...
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president obama is on "the daily show" last night with john toured the site the humor, also had some serious comments talking about the killings in benghazi back in september. so let's take a listen to the exchange. >> part of the investigation, helping the communication between these divisions are not just what happened in benghazi, but what happened within. i would say even you would've met, it was not the optimal response, at least to the american people as far as it's all been on the same page. >> well here's what i'll say. before americans get killed, it's not optimal and we're going to fix it. >> all of it. >> all of that. what happens during the course of a presidency is that the government is a big operation and at any given time, something screws up and make sure you find out what's broken and you fix it. whatever all sides done throughout the course of my presidency, the one thing at the knob slowly clear about his american security comes first in the american people need to know exactly how i make decisions when they come to workpiece, national security and they'll continu
president obama is on "the daily show" last night with john toured the site the humor, also had some serious comments talking about the killings in benghazi back in september. so let's take a listen to the exchange. >> part of the investigation, helping the communication between these divisions are not just what happened in benghazi, but what happened within. i would say even you would've met, it was not the optimal response, at least to the american people as far as it's all...
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earlier this month last month senator john brandt, collins and i sent a letter to the administration to raise the specific concerns about the threat of what happened to both of those conventional and chemical weapons, and according to a recent report, syria probably is one of the largest chemical weapons programs in the world. so, there are two concerns. first is what happens if the weapons are left on secure, could the potentially disappear and be used throughout the region? second, obviously is there any suggestion that assad might use these weapons against the people of syria, and i wonder if you could comment on those. >> yes, senator, i can. in the conventional weapons the large stockpiles are certainly of concern out of the conventional weapons the biggest concern i have for the shoulder launched antiair missiles and you understand the danger. on the chemical weapons you are right to characterize it as one of the largest stock piles in the world. if left on secure, it would be potentially very serious threat in the hands of lebanese hizbollah flexible because they are in close
earlier this month last month senator john brandt, collins and i sent a letter to the administration to raise the specific concerns about the threat of what happened to both of those conventional and chemical weapons, and according to a recent report, syria probably is one of the largest chemical weapons programs in the world. so, there are two concerns. first is what happens if the weapons are left on secure, could the potentially disappear and be used throughout the region? second, obviously...
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partnership, one of the single most significant insight into both the tpp negotiation is that the next john, the next generation of trade negotiators, they are, regardless of what they negotiate and who they negotiate with, the precedents are being set in the tpp negotiations, whether it's about state-owned enterprises and state-supported enterprises, whether it is labor and environment, these are things that ultimately will get reverse integrated into the multilateral system at some stage will be alliterative through other bilateral, regional, set drilled deals. so, you know, watch this case. so if you can build that concentric circles, what are these precedents going to look like and how will, for example, rules of origin be designed so they designed so they are not closed systems that ultimately a concentric circle and reverse integrate and these can become debbie eto plus structures and ultimately wto supported structures rather than exclusionary structures to work against the multilateral system so they can contribute positively to the wto system. we talked about the information to ele
partnership, one of the single most significant insight into both the tpp negotiation is that the next john, the next generation of trade negotiators, they are, regardless of what they negotiate and who they negotiate with, the precedents are being set in the tpp negotiations, whether it's about state-owned enterprises and state-supported enterprises, whether it is labor and environment, these are things that ultimately will get reverse integrated into the multilateral system at some stage will...
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marine corps general john allen will report to the senate on services committee, along with acting defense secretary james miller. that is live on c-span three on 930 eastern. also at 4:30 p.m. eastern, the director of the centers for disease control and prevention, doctor thomas reardon, talk about u.s. and global efforts to work on the aids pandemic. this conference are expected to preview the international aids conference this summer. >> in march 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide. today, our continent of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books, in american history, is available on tv, radio, and online. >> we sell the american public short. >> they know better than that. you have to say to them, sure, there are taxes to spend. it is more honorable than borrowing. >> c-span, created by america's cable company as a public service. the supreme court will hear oral arguments next week in a series of cases on the constitutionality of webb -- health care law. and will provide same-day audio next monday, tuesday, and wednesday. you c
marine corps general john allen will report to the senate on services committee, along with acting defense secretary james miller. that is live on c-span three on 930 eastern. also at 4:30 p.m. eastern, the director of the centers for disease control and prevention, doctor thomas reardon, talk about u.s. and global efforts to work on the aids pandemic. this conference are expected to preview the international aids conference this summer. >> in march 1979, c-span began televising the u.s....
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john olson senior vice president and chief security officer for metropcs communications. welcome. the senior vice president chief information officer for the communications five nearly 30 years of i.t. experience and i'm responsible for our i.t. networks. metropcs is a limited communication services for a flat rate with no annual contract. we sell our services for our own retail stores and independent dealers to retail consumers and do not sell from business to business sales channels or to the government to read our recommendations that works use the well known and established a network centers erickson, siskel and samsung. we also purchase handsets from the well-known established vendors they are not the primary net for the vendors which mitigate the risks that and embedded handset is able to exploit vulnerabilities in a network. our communications networks utilize the security measures from the carriers. we've also adopted measures both physical and logical to protect these networks. we have for i.t. networks which are critically important to the business as we will discuss in
john olson senior vice president and chief security officer for metropcs communications. welcome. the senior vice president chief information officer for the communications five nearly 30 years of i.t. experience and i'm responsible for our i.t. networks. metropcs is a limited communication services for a flat rate with no annual contract. we sell our services for our own retail stores and independent dealers to retail consumers and do not sell from business to business sales channels or to the...
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borders and in their region and recognizing we had to address the deputy national security adviser john brennan had labeled the upstream factors of radicalization. the resolve to strengthen our work in countering violent extremism or that government power so they can bump the attraction of violence and recruits her enemies cause. today for your seder, things that different. both on the ground and as i discuss later with the u.s. is doing. especially in the civilian side of the house. in southeast, a few score has been seriously degraded. without a doubt, osama bin laden is to pressure from the scene was the most and port milestones in the fight against al qaeda. the remover -- removal of the sole commander for 22 years is a testament to the work of countless intelligence and counterterrorism across the government and that further demonstrated as never before the extraordinary proficiency intelligence communities achieve and counterterrorism is someone who would then director for counterterrorism at the white house in the late 90s, i have to say the leaping capabilities is nothing short
borders and in their region and recognizing we had to address the deputy national security adviser john brennan had labeled the upstream factors of radicalization. the resolve to strengthen our work in countering violent extremism or that government power so they can bump the attraction of violence and recruits her enemies cause. today for your seder, things that different. both on the ground and as i discuss later with the u.s. is doing. especially in the civilian side of the house. in...